Surge in Drone Safety Reports Prompts FAA ‘Emergency’ Action October 16, 2017 By Alan Levin Reports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal...
FAA Drone Panel Can’t Agree on Need for Security Measures October 13, 2017 By Alan Levin A panel of industry and law enforcement officials couldn’t agree on how civilian drones should be tracked by authorities, adding...
Study Finds Small Drones Unlikely to Cause Major Head Injuries September 19, 2017 By Alan Levin The small, popular drones flooding the commercial market are unlikely to cause severe head injuries if they fall out of...
American Flight Highlights Hazards Posed by Turbulence August 11, 2017 By DAVID KOENIG At some point during many flights, the captain will calmly announce that there could be some bumps ahead and so...
Passengers Warned of Toxic Fumes Onboard Airplanes August 9, 2017 By Justin Bachman The smell of jet fuel is fairly common in the passenger cabin when your plane is preparing to taxi. Far...
Police Push Tracking as Rogue Drones Hover Over Fire Scenes August 8, 2017 By Alan Levin At a recent apartment blaze in Oakland, California, a sheriff deputy directing firefighters with a drone-mounted video camera encountered a...
Confusing Drone Rules Cause Headaches for Businessowners July 26, 2017 By NICK MUSCAVAGE and ANDREW J. GOUDSWARD, Courier News and Home Tribune When Jim Komsa launched his aerial photography business in 2013, using airplanes to shoot photos from the sky, he said...
No Real Rule on How Hot is too Hot on a Plane July 21, 2017 Every day, tens of thousands of U.S. airline passengers settle into their seats, lower the window shades and reach up...
Recreational Drone Registry Upended by Federal Appeals Decision June 5, 2017 By MICHAEL LARIS, The Washington Post John Taylor didn’t like the idea of being forced by the Federal Aviation Administration to register his drones. The requirement...
Airlines Told to Remove Seats From Small Planes, Could Cause Neck Injuries May 26, 2017 Federal safety regulators are telling airlines to remove a certain type of seat from their planes, saying the seat could...